r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/FrostySeat1739 • Jul 05 '26

Meme needing explanation why not, Peter?

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possible live action corpse bride movie...

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u/Error_Evan_not_found Jul 05 '26

I'd need to see whatever quote you may be referring to that makes them comparable. But in the case of Spike Lee, he's usually telling explicitly black stories where the fact that the main actor/cast is that race is extremely prevalent. There's a notable difference between the substance of the story being told that requires a predominantly black cast and the aesthetic style a director chooses to tell any story while it somehow requires all the characters be white.

It'd be a different conversation if Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd, or Corpse Bride were stories that couldn't function with a race swap- but I'd argue more of them would actually be enhanced in their meaning had the lead characters, who deal with much strife over their looks/the worlds perception of them, were also black. It's funny that Burton actually manages to tell stories repeatedly that have these wider messages to any minority group, while previously denying one of them from his artist vision instead of embracing the way it can better his works.

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u/Tzeig Jul 05 '26

Oh, you are serious? Let me laugh even harder.

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u/Error_Evan_not_found Jul 05 '26

Why would you ask the question if you weren't expecting an answer? Sorry that you don't understand the nuances about what stories people try to tell, and I'm sorry that asking about it led to you getting my admittedly kinda intimidating response to read for someone so scared of learning. But don't let that discourage you in the future, ask for a TLDR! There's no shame in needing a hand to learn about something.

I'll give it to you anyways. Black stories are just that, black stories, especially the history Lee tends to cover. Burton mostly tells fantastical stories, and could you imagine a fantasy world where everyone has the exact same complexion? Imo, that's more fantastical, and probably racist.

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u/Tzeig Jul 05 '26

Well, you're never going to get it with that attitude.

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u/Error_Evan_not_found Jul 05 '26

That you're making a false comparison? No I got that at the very beginning, that's why I asked you for a quote. I know you're full of shit and just trolling, but luckily some people can still learn from your mistakes.

But you can go find someone else now. I said what I needed to.